February 6-7, 2015

     It's this week! You can still sign up - the registration form is below.

The closing concert is Saturday, February 7, at 7:00 pm. If you have friends or relatives in the Nampa/Boise area, please share with them about the concert and encourage them to attend.

     For additional information, contact Phyllis Tincher, RingPraise@msn.com or 208-989-2811.

Conference Information

 Registration Form 

Music Repertoire

This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America.

May 1-2, 2015

      Larry will conduct the Massed Ringing and both The Siskiyous and Cascades groups. Ellie Hodder will once again conduct the Bronze Conference Choir. Bronze Conference Choir is by application; rehearsals will begin Friday afternoon at 4pm.   

     Registration for the event will be $65/person if registered by March 1st, after March 1st registration will be $75/person. Registration materials will be available beginning January 1st, space is limited so register early. If you wish to receive your registration materials electronically please contact Diane Barnes at dkbarnes@jeffnet.org with your e-mail contact information.

 Music Repertoire 

May 15 & 16, 2015

     Registration is now open! The 2015 Greater Puget Sound Handbell Conference will be held May 15-16, 2015 at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington. We are excited to welcome Michael Glasgow as our primary clinician - he brings energy and musicality to the podium and is a treat for ringers to work with!  The event will start Friday evening with rehearsal for the Rainier Choir, a Bronze-level conference choir requiring a separate application. Saturday will be filled with division and massed rehearsals, classes, and vendor shopping opportunities, and will end with our final concert showcasing all our hard work.

     The Greater Puget Sound Handbell Conference is open to full choirs, partial choirs and individuals. If you don't have a full choir - or don't have a choir at all - you can still participate. We can place individual ringers in choirs with openings.  We also invite your ensemble or choir to perform in the Final Concert on Saturday. This is a great opportunity to showcase your group and perform in front of the best audience you could ever hope for - your fellow handbell ringers!

     If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Micki Mennet-Martin at wa.area10@handbellmusicians.org.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

     Calling all youth: Join the Emerald City Ringers on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Westminster Chapel in Bellevue for a day of ringing and learning with clinician Ron Mallory.  The registration form says early bird deadline is February 1, but it is extended to February 7 if you mention you saw this announcement in the Campanologist.

     Contact Colin Walker, colin@emeraldcityringers.org, for more information.

Music Repertoire

Registration Form

This event is endorsed by Handbell Musicians of America.

  April 24 & 25, 2015

Carroll College

1601 N Benton Ave

Helena, MT

Clinician: Lee Afdahl

  Music Repertoire 

Rehearsal Notes 

(There are score corrections included in the notes.)

Hotels

This event is endorsed by Handbell Musicians of America. 

The national office is a virtual operation!

To contact by phone: 937-438-0085. Please note the 1-800 number is no longer in service.

All payments for membership dues, contributions, and other invoices should be sent to our lockbox:

Handbell Musicians of America

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Saturday, March 21 -  Emerald City Ringers presents the 2015 Pacific Northwest Youth Handbell Festival. Join clinician Ron Mallory and youth handbell choirs from around the Northwest at Westminster Chapel in Bellevue.  See the article above. Contact Colin Walker, colin@emeraldcityringers.org, for more information.